Search on for man who robbed Newton bank on bicycle

NEWTON — Police are hunting for a man who allegedly held up the Merrimac Savings Bank Thursday morning and then fled on a bicycle.

.The robbery was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the bank at 29 S. Main St...According to authorities, the man didn't show a weapon but mentioned one in a note...He was reportedly wearing a bright red baseball hat, a blue shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers...The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, fled the bank on a bicycle. The bike's color was described as either green and yellow or black...